Conspiracy theories and misinformation began circulating online as soon as WHO labeled Omicron a COVID-19 “variant of concern.” Two popular videos falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines were designed to fail and that vaccinated people are more susceptible to the virus and new variants than unvaccinated people. These claims are untrue. Researchers don’t know yet if Omicron is more infectious or better able to evade the vaccines than previous variants.
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The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase Americans’ confidence in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials.
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